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Decisions and challenges in Lithuanian R&D system
Kristina BabelytėDivision of Technologies and InnovationMinistry of Education and Science, Lithuania
““EastLink’2010”EastLink’2010”2200--1010-2010-2010
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Concentration of Lithuanian R&D potential
EU structural funds – attention to R&D infrastructure, human resources and environment
Science and business cooperation
Lithuania and R&D, 2009
3.5 mil. inhabitants
200 000 students (60 000 in colleges): 63 per 1000 inhabit.
13 800 researchers, 6400 with PhDs
300 - 400 new PhDs each year
10,7 % researchers in business and industry
Total investments in R&D - 0,84 % of GDP
Financing
ALLOCATIONS FOR SCIENCE AND STUDIES IN 2008-2010 (M €)
329.288
305.673
267.916
83.168
77.759
164.143
84.173
94.974
99.903
0 300 600
2008
2009
2010
State budget funding EU SF and gross funding Special programmes funding
R&D Reform. Institutional changes
Lithuanian Science Lithuanian Science Council transformed into Council transformed into Lithuanian Research Lithuanian Research CouncilCouncil and is actively and is actively involved in involved in programme programme and competitive based and competitive based research financingresearch financing..
Agency for Science, Agency for Science, Innovation and Innovation and TechnologyTechnology with its main with its main objective to objective to implement implement assigned programmes and assigned programmes and measures measures encouraging encouraging innovation, innovation, R&DR&D and and activeactive cooperation cooperation between business and between business and sciencescience..
Lithuanian Research CouncilLithuanian Research Council Programme & competition based research financing
Structure: Board 2 Committees (selected from the suggestions by higher education and research
institutions, researchers’ associations; state institutions, researchers themselves): Committee of Human and Social Sciences Committee of Natural and Technical Sciences
Research foundation Budget figures (M € ):
2008 2009 2010
EU SF - - 3.5
Technical support - - 0.22
National financing 0.62 1.51 15.68
TOTAL 0.62 1.51 19.37
Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology.Implementation of innovation policy; strengthening of science&business cooperation
Activities: Funding of national participation in EUREKA, EUROSTARS projects
and co-funding of Lithuanian participants in FP7 projects. Implementation of the Innovation cheques’ programme. Administration of the Programme of High Technologies and
Programme of Industrial Biotechnology Consultations on participation in international R&D programmes: rules
for participation, proposal preparation, project management, financial issues, partners search, project evaluation, report writing, and others.
Science promotion on the achievements of Lithuanian researchers in international R&D projects
Statistical data collection, analysis and dissemination about Lithuanian participation in R&D projects.
Reorganization of Institutes’ Network Before reorganization of State Research Institutions’ Network there
were:
17 State Research Institutes 18 University Research Institutes 10 State Research Institutions
After consolidation:
5 Integrated Centers of Science and Research 6 State Research Institutes (17 Institutes - integrated into universities)
Consolidation of Institutes
New Institute Joined Former Institutes
Centre of Innovative Medicine Immunology Institute of Vilnius University; Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine of Vilnius University
Nature Research Centre Ecology Institute of Vilnius University; Institute of Botany; Institute of Geology and Geography
Centre of Agrarian and Forest Sciences
Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture; Lithuanian Institute of Forests; Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture and Olericulture
Lithuanian Social Research Centre
Institute of Social Research; Institute of Labour and Social Research
Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences
Institute of Chemistry; Institute of Semiconductor Physics; Institute of Physics
Institutes with the same title
Institute of Lithuanian
Institute of Lithuanian literature and Folklore
Lithuanian Institute of History
Lithuanian Institute of Energy
Lithuanian Institute of Cultural Research
Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economy
4 state research institutes are liquidated and 1 reorganized into budgetary institution.
The following actions taken:1. from state research institutes, other university research institutes and some other state research institutions 11 state research institutes were formed :
National Science Programmes
Programme Planned Funding for 2010 year (M €)
Status quo
Social Challenges for National Security
1.02
(overall 2010-2013 – 3.16)
Confirmed and started to implement
State and Nation: Heritage and Identity
0.88
(overall 2010-2014. – 5.47)
Confirmed and started to implement
Future Energy 1.3 Confirmed and started to implement
Chronic Uninfectious Diseases 1.3 Confirmed and started to implement
Ecosystems of Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Influence
1.3 Confirmed and started to implement
Healthy and Safe Food - Project prepared
•One of the measures of programme and competition-based R&D project funding.
•List of National Science Programmes approved by the Government:
Structural Funds Programmes 2007-2013
R&D Programme for Cooperation Between Public R&D and Business Sectors (218,06 M€)
Common National Integrated Programme (97,43 M€)
Researchers Career Programme (182,5 M€)
National Higher Education Programme (221,28 M€)
Knowledge and competitiveness
Research
BusinessStudies
R&D Programme for Cooperation Between Public R&D and Business Sectors
Objective to create R&D infrastructure, develop research of international level relevant to business, essential to solve important problems of state and society; to create preconditions for commercialization of scientific results and for other applications.
Funding 218,06 M €
Integrated Research, HE and Business Centers (Valleys)
Five integrated science, studies and business centres (valleys) (total state’s investment - ~320 M EUR):
Saulėtekis (Laser and Light Technologies; Material Science and Nanoengineering; Electronics and Organic Electronics; Civil Engineering)
Santara (Biotechnology; Molecular Medicine and Biopharmacy; Research of Ecosystems and Sustainable Environment; Design, Informatics and Technologies of Communications)
Santaka (Sustainable Chemistry and Biopharmacy; Mechatronics and Related Technologies; Future Energy and Environment Engineering; Information and Communication Technologies)
Nemunas (Agrobiotechnology, Bioenergy and Forestry; Safe and Healthy Food Technologies)
Maritime (Marine environment; Marine technologies).
R&D labs created in Valleys will function as the open-access centres formed on the basis of R&D infrastructure and competence of science and study institution.
Integrated Research, HE and Business Centers
(Valleys) ProjectsValley Project Funding,
M €
Number of researchers
Saulėtekis Establishment of National Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences
58.01 700
Development of Civil Engineering Centre of the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
5.47 80
Development of Vilnius University Laser Research Centre “Naglis”
3.31 20
Santara Establishment of Joint Centre for Life Sciences 36.31 290
Establishment of Joint Innovative Medicine Centre 14.84 60
Establishment of Nature Research Centre 4.35 220
Creation of IT Open Access Centre 1.56 90
Maritime Creation of Nucleus and Update of study Infrastructure of Maritime sector valley
25.83 110
Integrated Research, HE and Business Centers
(Valleys) ProjectsValley Project Funding,
M €
Number of researchers
Santaka Establishment of National open-access R&D Centre in Kaunas Technology University
33.96 310
Establishment of National open-access Research Centre of Future Energy Technologies
6.52 114
Establishment of Centre for the Latest Pharmaceutical and Health Technologies in “Santaka” Valley
15.35 50
Nemunas Agrobiotechnologies, forestry, biomass energy,water and biosytems engineering R&D centers, HE studies and related infrastructure development and reorganization of science and studies institutions
23.25 140
Animal health, nurture and animal material science and studies infrastructure development, consolidation of scientific potential
8.78 80
Food science and technology infrastructure development and consolidation of scientific potential
2.44 51
Common National Integrated Programme
Objective To increase in complex manner (through direct and indirect measures) the proportion of R&D intensive sectors of economy.
Funding 97,43 M €
Coordination of National Integrated Programmes Implementation
12 National Integrated Programmes confirmed:
Biotechnology and Biopharmacy; Joint Laser, New Materials, Electronics, Nanotechnology and Applied Physical Sciences and Technologies; Sustainable Chemistry; IT sector; Medicine sciences; Sustainable use of nature envirenment; Mechatronics; Development of Civil Engineering Sector and Transport; Lithuanian Creative and Cultural Industries; Humanities and Social Sciences; Maritime sector; Agriculture, Forestry and Food sector.
Activities within National Integrated Programmes: Development of study programmes ~ 14 M € Training and mobility of scientists and other researchers ~ 15,45 M € Improvement of common science and studies infrastructure ~ 22 M €
Researchers Career Programme
Objective to encourage permanent professional improvement of scientists and other researchers at all stages of their career enhance abilities of human resources in the sphere of R&D in qualitative and quantitative aspects; to encourage the mobility of scientists and other researchers.
Funding 182,5 M €
Researchers Career Programme: Instruments
Instrument Funds according to the groups of activities
(M €)
General grants 55.03
Improvement of qualification of scientists and other researchers, encouragement of mobility and student research works
23.11
Improvement of qualification and competencies of scientists and other researchers (research databases and e-documents)
21.34
State support for the employment of researchers in companies 18.36
Strengthening of activities of R&D thematic networks and associations
7.67
Improvement and dissemination of knowledge about science and technologies for pupils and youth and stimulating of gender equality in science
5.79
R&D quality and preparation of experts 2.78
Analysis of study and research condition 2.49
R&D commercialization:
EU 2020 strategy. Innovation Union flagship incentive
Intellectual property rights
Knowledge and technology transfer skills
EU strives for building an INNOVATION UNION. Flagship Initiative of EU 2020 strategy
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Principles for
• Member State policies
• International cooperation
• Governance
From Idea to Market
Knowledge foundation
Breakthrough ideas
Access to finance
Innovation market
Intellectual property rightsLaw on Science and Studies
Art. 82 Part 1:“Science and studies institutions have the ownership of property rights, arising from results of intellectual activities, gained according to the agreement or according to the order, set by laws.”
Recommendations for Lithuanian science and studies institutions regarding the rights arising from the results of intellectual activities, approved by the order of the Minister of Education and Science (December 1, 2009).
Knowledge and technology transfer skills
Knowledge and technology transfer skills Aim: improvement of knowledge and technology transfer
skills of researchers, students and employees at science and studies institutions
Target group: personnel of science and studies institutions, researchers, students
Science and business cooperation Support for companies
implementing R&D activities
State support for the employment
of highly qualified personnel in companies
Support for companies implementing R&D
Tax reductions Triple deduction - expenses incurred by companies while carrying out
R&D can be deducted from taxable income thrice. Super-accelerated depreciation – the acquisition price of fixed assets
used in the R&D activities can be written-off within two years. Eligibility - all investments into R&D qualify, irrespective of the type
of company or the investment sum.
Consultancy/information support Agency for Science, Inovations and Technologies Lithuanian innovation centre
State support for the employment of highly qualified personnel in SMEs (18.38 M €)
Aim: increasing the number of highly qualified personnel in SMEs, promoting R&D in knowledge intensive sectors of economy
Target group: highly qualified personnel (researchers, R&D operating personnel with tertiary education degree and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience)
Continuous call (till Dec. 31,2012). Financing up to 50% of all eligible project costs. Duration of the project – up to 3
years for 1 company and the employed person. Eligible costs: wage of the employed person, travel and mission costs, fees for
participation in the events, relocation costs.
Challenges
Strenghtening of studies, science and business integration for growth of Lithuania’s economy
Development of partnership between science and business
Best practice examples of partnerships
Successful implementation of EU structural funds projects
